NASA awards Relativity Space Mars mission contract, competing with SpaceX
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Tim Fernholz
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NASA has awarded Relativity Space — a rocket company acquired by former Google executive Eric Schmidt — a contract to build a spacecraft and fly scientific instruments to Mars. The deal mirrors NASA's previous public-private partnerships with SpaceX and Firefly Aerospace, where the government handles science and the private company provides low-cost infrastructure. This positions Relativity Space as a potential competitor to SpaceX in reaching Mars.
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Hacker NewsNASA awards Relativity Space Mars mission contract, competing with SpaceXtechcrunch.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledRelativity Space — a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit — might just beat SpaceX to Mars.
The structure of the contract is akin to the deals that NASA made with SpaceX to fly cargo to the International Space Station, or Firefly Aerospace to put a lander on the moon.
The government agency handles the science, while the private company provides low-cost infrastructure.
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